Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09


whaseom co1ut9 i hpandp4 sa the
nofth b B<iliuh Cslamsiz. q - wsss
By ths Gulf Of GeoEzia. O. TIE ssnth b.
BsIiinaham Bay and Fuzst Soana. and
% - g b Ne Cascade Moaniains;
eossrine a ara Of 30 miles from sazt
% vass md g uiles from north 10
soath- Ths eoanty b comparatively
nss, mass e. ihs pp1alAainm % 500 in
hsbifanss having sstflsd within her bor
dsrs daring the psst four yssrs. -
1hs climate , gssy mid. owing % tbs
warm Japan sarreas frsm he ocean
Ths highest temperature sser kn0wn %
Bsllinaham Bag rs 81 degrees. and the
Iossst u degrees abose zsFa The rain
fan Of Wha8eom a1unty - exeeedlBRlg
IiQht uhen compared 9th that Of oekss
lnesIi.iss On PlRss Sound. ~ the sur
rounding mounEains condsnss the mois
ture and the ocean enTreut carries the
fog and rsin teaara the hssd % the
sound. Il ne yezt lBo9 ahe six winter
momEhs yielded l@sa thNn ~ inches Of
rAin- The summsr months supply only
sunuah lnetstprs far efepl Ihunder
and lightning are elmosa unknogn, and
snog 3 9 rarity. In Summer the DAYS
arr long and brieht. cool and pleasant.
Located on tbs famous bay OF Bel
llhcham ara four towns, which within
~ years vii 30 snitsd. va: VIVA con.
THE county seat) Sshome. Bsliingham
and Pairhayen. From this bav half q
dozen railroads hsve been projseted TO
various points. tbs engineers nave Just
eompleted the survsy Of the B. b b q
n. Co. - Seattle south. and 10 New
Westminster and Fort HOPS nssth.
which viii cerusss the NoFtharn and
Canadian paciie Railroads by rail e.
an early date. Work viii begin on this
line n the spring. and is e9pstruntion
will place BeIlinnhalm Bay ID a. ensiAbls
position aommorcially. Besides this,
other railroads throaRh Whstc0m ooan-
" are projeoxeds one from BellilRham
Bay east 20 Spokane Falls, thfoaeh an
easy pass which h knDvn 70 exist in the
Cascade Moautsins. Ths B. B. 3 b. O.
Railroad, already beaun. 10 anxious 30
ouild 20 the CanadiAa Pacific on the
passage o. ths charter through The Brit
ish Psrliauae ns. Diverging from What
eoas, the Railroad 10 New Westminster
wiii probably pass thEeagh kerndAle
and Blaine 50 ths northwest; and ~
other brapeh thFonah Lynden Or Nook
sack Ia ths north. en- roate for Fort
Hope. Tee Western Union and tne
Petal telegraph lines bosh pass through
Whasc9m ooansv. having Offices atWhat-
Gem, Nooksaok. Esfndale and Blaine.
In Whatoom county there are nine
sawmiIls and three 9ristmiIIs. The say
mills ars located e BsiiiaQham. Fair.
haven, Whatoom Blaine. F-rndale, Tea
Nils. Lyndan, Snmaa and LAke What
CON. TIE eristmills are at Whatcom
and Snmas.
Within ne county Of whatoom there
are Iarae bodies Of exceilent timber,
prineipally hr and cedar. AZ Like
Whafoom and on the upper Nooksaok
river thsre are coal veins; there ID also
cold on the upper Neoksaok, MAGNETS
| iron ore on the north fork and bog iron
| near Lynaen. Thus, with iEoa ore and
coal In Whuteom county, and fine lime.
stone IN San Juan, Misunderstanding In
dastries should concentrate Oh Bslline-
ham Bay,
Among the beautiful fresh water Iakea
| 10 Whateom ooauty are WhntoDm, 4
miles % length. three miles east Of fhe
CITY, a en- altitude Of Bad feet above tbe
city, atIordlne "a Immense water power
through the creek which forms its out.
iHt toto BsllinQhsm Bay; Samish lake
Terrell, Psdden. Chester. Wiser, Silver,
Summit, Squaliouu, and half . d yea
otheFa. Fine trout are found In ell
thess waters, and game abounds in the
weeds surrounding.
Tue Nooksaek rivoF. Ia the fofm OF q
half nioeu, from ifa outlet 90 BeIling
ham Bay 10 it's scarce in Mount Baker
lies n q vallev rich and wide. The river
Ia easily navigable for thirty miles. ~
far up &c Lynden. and steamers will
soon be able to reach Nooksaot crossing
On the upper river forks theirs are thou,
sands Of acres of fer lie bottom aud
upl&nd yet 81 be settled, within easy
reach OF market 10 one place there is
prairie cattle range Of m <ny thousand
acres, similar 10 some respects to the
Lyuden pfairIe.
10 thA northwestern portion Of What
con ooanty tvo important creeks (Oali.
frrn'a and Dakota) empty into Drayton
II rbor, and form an outlet for noe
SCOPE of agricultural country,
biologists, reading from the book Of
nature. inform rs that tbs rich soil al
Whate0m oonnsy was formed BY ths
Frssef river waters eraduslly moving
from the Chuoksnut range of moan
tatng northward. There 10. without
doubt, three times as much fertile lean
aud farmiuo land In whatoom county
as "a any other county on tbs Sound.
The soil readily produces excellent
large aud small fruits, apples. pears
peaches. plans, pyuues, cherries, straw.
herries--in fact, ell varieties Of fruits.
Data, barley, Wheat. hops. potatoes,
cabbage. onions and garden vegetables
vteta ennrmaus CROPS. S1gsr heets aud
orsnberries do exceedineIy well. ana 20
0acso natures 9 dne leaf. All varieties
Of grasses supply pastuFaos the year
round. ImpggEed lands are compara-
tivesy eheap aad Wild lands may Be had
ct Guv0rnment price. "a "a
Hsock. sheep and hogs run out all win
ter and thrive with vsFy lizzie attention.
Far GERS Of ordinary isdustfy a0sn flnd
themselves ouscoaced Ia q cnmfoFta BILE
home, with everything around them 9 u
ealatsd 20 maks life worth living. The
equnfy generally q making exfraefain-
ary progress. and Whatcom county 10
destined ~ithin few years. 10 be the
mo- productive on the Sound.
TIE religions and edunstioaaa privi.
leges OF Whatooza county are compare
tisely good. A. Lynden Q neW college
has been established By Prof Bradley.
whleh y known &c she NoEthwest Nar-
mai school - "a W -
AZ sFssezt there ass TO neaspapsss
published In whatcam county, the
WAafeom Rsptilis. On Bellinoham Ray.
81 the county ssat; and the Bfaiss Jcser-
vat g kka boundary Tine city, whtsh
aapires to be the port Of entry In She
heaf Bature.
Persons desiring more information Of
Whatcom county and she Bellinghem
Bay country sho0ld s~nd stamps for the
Rsusilis, Whatoom, ". I.